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Tag: End of WWII

End of WWII Commemorated Aboard USS Missouri
September 2, 2016 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam commemorated the 71st Anniversary of the end of World War II during a ceremony at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Friday, Sept. 2. The war ended when Japan surrendered on Sept. 2, 1945, with the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender thus ending the war in... MORE

160902-N-LY160-135 PEARL HARBOR (September 2, 2016) - Rear Adm. Fritz Roegge, commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, addresses guests during a ceremony marking the 71st anniverary of the end of World War II aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor. The annual ceremony pays tribute to service members who served and sacrificed during the war. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lee)